Apparently I’m a Squash Bore…

Every day I go across the field to check on the various varieties of squash I have growing, placing slate supports under the large ones to protect them and watching them change colour as they grow...then I invariably wander back and wax lyrical about them to the first unsuspecting victim I come across, which prompted …

The one in which we get kittens…

Every good art studio needs a pet, and I got two at the weekend...the beautiful and adorable Ivy and Bracken.Well, just look at those beautiful blue eyes!We are so in love and they are settling in to farm life easily. I honestly can't tell you how nice it is to have some company while I'm …

Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud…

The mud has returned to our little farm, number three and four are having lots of welly boot fun today!What I really intended to do this morning was to fill in all the carefully crafted holes in front of my shed studio that number three and a large black Labrador created, of course they wanted …

One last lazy lie in…

And so the last day of the summer holidays arrived, we stayed up totally late last night squished in my bed watching a film. One last lazy lie in this morning before heading on out for a picnic with friends.There was certainly an autumnal chill in the air all of a sudden, the leaves have …

Holiday sketches…

Today my tribe wanted to do...nothing, and you know what? Neither did I! Honestly, the sheer effort of getting the four of them dressed and out of the house every day is shattering, and every day I have to track number two down only to find him half dressed and distracted with something...like making cous …

The Nutter From Number 34….

I have a dilemma....there's a house on my road for sale, I've taken great interest in this because it's a similar size to mine so have been waiting with baited breath for it to appear on the internet to have a nosey. Another neighbour informed me this morning that it has finally been listed! I …

More Inspiration Exploration…

Hope you had a lovely weekend? Wasn't the weather just glorious today!? I took my number three and number four out for a picnic this afternoon and we settled for the old slitting mill and gorge for our spot. It's looking a little neglected but I just love the way the plants and flowers seem …

Exploration for inspiration…

I've been getting back down to the creative nitty gritty recently, got my trusty iPhone to take some quick snaps and beetled off about the farm investigating patterns and textures...sometimes when I find myself hitting the creative brick wall it's useful to just take a step back and look at things from a different angle. …

Just the most glorious shop full of vintage treasures!

I've just returned from my lovely holiday in the wet and wild moors of Yorkshire and had to post a blog about just the most glorious shop of vintage treasures! I've been here before on a previous holiday and just had to revisit...it didn't disappoint and I left with a veritable haul of vintage loveliness! …

I’ve moved back to the studio…again!

Looking back through my blog posts I've just noticed I first moved into my studio way back in 2015! My plans back then weren't set in stone...but then they never are! Another baby later and life handing me a couple of curve balls I find myself once again moving into the studio. This time it's …